Spatlum

Spatlum (Lewisia) - Remarkable and beautiful Rocky Mountain plants, allied to Portulaca, L. rediviva being very dwarf, 1 inch or so high, with a small tuft of narrow leaves, from the centre of which the flower-stalks arise. The blossoms are large for the size of the plant, being from 1 to 2 1/2 inches across, and vary from deep rose to white. The roots are succulent, and can retain life a long time even when dry, and as the plant sometimes fails to develop leaves annually, it is wrongly supposed to be dead. It should be grown in sunshine, for it cannot be flowered in shade, and the crown kept high and dry, though the roots should have moisture. A crevice in the rock garden is the best situation for it. If grown in pots, the plant should be on broken stones, and the roots in light sandy loam with peat. After flowering it shrivels up and becomes a withered twisted mass, like so many bits of string. There are several other kinds in cultivation, as L. Cotyledon, Tweedyi and Howelli. A warm situation in the rock garden is best, in a mixture of half soil and half-broken rock. They are easily raised from seeds, which are freely produced in hot summers, seedlings occasionally appearing by the score around the old plants. Sow while quite fresh. Oregon, Utah, and Rocky Mountains.

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